Michael's Essay; Why Writers Drink; Mail on What We Owe the Future; Essay: Nir's Trip; Doc: As Soon As I Could; Mercy Trial; Doc: Barbara Pym; Sunday School: Fear of Flying
This week on the Sunday Edition for January 5, 2014.
Michael's Essay; Why Writers Drink; Mail on What We Owe the Future; Essay: Nir's Trip; Doc: As Soon As I Could; Mercy Trial; Doc: Barbara Pym; Sunday School: Fear of Flying
Michael's Essay (at 00:21)
Nine things learned from The Great Christmas Ice Storm.
Why Writers Drink (at 04:55)
A conversation with Olivia Laing, acclaimed British writer on literary history, about his book "The Trip to Echo Spring: Why Writers Drink".
Mail on What We Owe the Future (at 28:43)
A selection of letters to last week's interview about what we owe to future generations.
Essay: Nir's Trip (at 35:35)
Nir Bareket of Toronto was fed up with his life, so he got into his car and drove, then drove, then drove some more. His essay is titled "U Turns".
Doc: As Soon As I Could (at 43:27)
A celebration and a bon voyage all rolled into one for Donna Neufeld, a 48-year-old mother of four. She earned her doctorate from the University of Manitoba, then left family and friends behind and resettled in Red Deer, Alberta to complete her residency in family medicine. "As Soon As I Could" is her story, a documentary by CBC Producer Suzanne Dufresne.
Mercy Trial (at 1:00:51)
The Stratford Festival hosted a one-performance only event and The Sunday Edition was there. The Appeal of Shylock featured some of the greatest legal minds of the country, with Madame Justice Beverley McLachlin, the Chief Justice of the Canadian Supreme Court presiding.
Doc: Barbara Pym (at 1:35:32)
Winnipeg writer and broadcaster Bill Richardson marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Barbara Pym, with a fond portrait of the British writer who fell in and out of fashion - and back in again - since the 1950s.
Sunday School: Fear of Flying (at 2:05:27)
A Sunday School lesson about flying, especially for flight phobics. Our instructor is Patrick Smith, a pilot and author of Cockpit Confidential: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel.